Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dɪ̀dò

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Noun

*mʊ̀dɪ̀dò class 3 (plural *mɪ̀dɪ̀dò class 4)

1. (Common Bantu) fire

Usage notes

This term is shared between many Bantu languages, but a single form cannot be formally reconstructed to the level of Proto-Bantu because of historical or linguistic considerations. This word is only found in parts of Eastern Bantu.

Descendants

• Akoose (A15C): muú
• Bwisi (B401): mulilo
• Ngondi-Ngiri:
  • Mbati (C13): mòlòlì
• Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Luganda (J15): omuliro
  • Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): umuriro
  • Nyole (Uganda) (J35): omuliro
  • Kabwa (J405): omururo
• Nyasa:
  • Kunda (N42): moto
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Lala (South Africa) (S406): nilo
    • Northern Ndebele (S44): umlilo
    • Phuthi (S404): mullo
    • Swazi (S43): umlilo
    • Xhosa (S41): umlilo
    • Zulu (S42): umlilo
  • Sotho-Tswana:
    • Sotho (S33): mollo
  • Venda (S20): mulilo